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Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

For your first batch, I'd say those sigs look very good. ^ ^ I especially like the first one; looks well laid out and lots of fun! I like your choice of fonts as well.

My only criticism at this point would be that your images look a little soft imo; a bit more sharpness to them and I think your sigs would pop out more - but overall you're certainly on the right track.

As for tips well... I'm not much of a sig maker tbh (Only made 3) but, if you use Photoshop (or some similar program) I'd be happy to offer you some creative tips there if you are looking to improve your work.

I also do extractions (aka renders) as well, so if you find cutting images rather tedious (as understandably, many do) and would rather focus on the more creative aspects of your work then, feel free to consult me about extractions.

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

I prefer a softer tone but, you are right about them being too soft. Guess I get carried away xD I will try to make them pop a lil more! Thank you for the advice, Neukifly. I value your feedback very much. As for extractions, I definitely don't have the patience for them. It's like you said, they are tedious and I am more focused on the creative aspects, so you might hear from me if I end up needing something extracted. =]

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

@Cheese the saurus Rex
'Ey you best be showin' some love for my first siggy damnit! >:[
I went to a lot of trouble remaking it after GIMP crashed on me...T-T
Maybe when I get better, I will make you one! If it's cool wit you, that is :3

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

Aye, the captain approves of the first siggy, but the fourth one gets my vote.
You do not need to make a sig for me, but if ye do, Me just might forgive you if ye commit a mutiny against me, ye scurvy cat.

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

You're missing one of the most necessary elements to creating a sig. You're an artist so you need to apply your artist skills to signature making. A canvas is still a canvas no matter if it be made out of material or pixels.

Foreground, middle ground, and background. Looking at your signatures you only have 2/3 and you need 3/3 just like in traditional art. Right now your background and extraction are in unity with each other making that one common ground and then the added text would make it another ground on it's own. You need to have a background, the middle ground be the extraction, and then have a foreground to help blend in the BG and MG without making it look like it's one thing mashed together and creating depth.

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

Those are some nice sigs. 3rd thru 5th are my favs out of the bunch. I really like the softer look like what you do, but I'd agree with what was said in that you will always want a bit of contrast in the colors you use to make things stand out better or else it will feel like staring at really colorful camouflage. But I only think that is really an issue with your 4th and 5th sigs but they are all really nice! It's nice to see more artists pop up and you'll really, really love Photoshop once you start getting into the more advanced stuff too Can't wait to see your future works!

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I suppose you could say that I take a more whimsical approach to traditional art, without much consideration for technique. It just comes natural and, unfortunately, signature making does not, but I hope to improve so I will work harder to create some depth in them. Is there any specific tips you could give me on how to distinguish the different grounds and avoid my mashed togetherness? Maybe even link a tutorial, if possible.

Anyways, thank you for the feedback, Blue! You rawk =]

@Ayu 「あゆ」
Thanks for your input, Ayu! Photoshop is still so foreign to me but I've been exploring all the different features and, though I have a lot to learn, I will make it my mission to figure things out. Some of the simpler stuff, I like using GIMP for.

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

I'll point you to Serated's latest tutorial for blending. This will also give other pointers to look for. Ellipsis also has two good tip tutorials on his DA. You can find the second on via a link in his description underneath. This is a bit wordy but well worth the read. I also recommend just following some really basic signature tutorials like the one Seung-li recently posted.

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Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

They all look really good. I agree on the last couple being a little to soft, so they are almost blending in to much so missing detail and hard to pic it out. But they are still really nice. I love the fact that your doing different things with each and not sticking to the same blueprint.

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You're getting the concept down. I'm proud of you! I'll share some resources and things with you here shortly so you can expand and improve. You have a very bright, colorful and light style and I can see you going places with it. I already know you're artistic so there's no reason why you can't become one of the best. Congrats on your SOTW entries.

Re: Princess C's Siggys 'N' Stuff

I for one definitely find you work very inviting and the soft tone to your work makes it much more simple to leave constructive criticism on. I'd say if you can make the image have a bit more sharpness and boldness to your background and text, perhaps it will make the images pop out of the sig a little bit more. I do enjoy the innocent, incomplex style of your work which is something I surely admire and I've sure with a bit more practice and concentration to your designs, you will became a great artist.

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I like the combination of different shades of pink that were used, but I honestly think there should be a bit more contrast to bring out the colors more. The render also looks kind of blurry. The signature looks cute, but I think there should be a bit more to the background, like maybe glow brushes or something like that. That way, there isn't too much simplicity :3

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